Catalogue of the collections / Comp. by E.M. Holmes.

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    267. Cicuta virosa, L. (Water Hemlock, Cowbane.) a. Root. b. Fruit. For micr. section, see Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. xlii., fig. 100. Note.—The fruits are globular, and the leaflets lanceolate and sharply serrate, and the plant may thus be distinguished from hemlock and water dropwort. The root of Cicuta virosa' is praemorse, that of CEnanthe crocata has five or more tubercules. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen^ Med. Plants, tab. 118, 119. 268. Conium maculatum, L. (Hemlock.) a. Fruit. For micr. sect., see Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. xlii., fig. 104. b. Leaves. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 118. c. Stem, leaves, flowers, and fruit. d. Root, preserved wet. Presented by Mr. Squire. Note.—There is an exotic plant, ChaBrophyllum cieutarium, which closely resembles Conium, in having a smooth spotted stem and similar leaves; but it has not the odour of Conium, and the fruit is cylindrical, and longer than that of hemlock. Conium fruits resemble in size and shape those of Eussian anise ; but the latter usually have the stalks attached, and are covered with minute hairs. Conium fruits have no vittae. Eough Chervil (ChEerophyllum temulum, Linn.) has a rough spotted stem, with swollen joints. See iEthusa Cynapium and CEnanthe crocata. Pharmacographia, p. 266 ; P. J. [1] , vol. v., p. 40 ; [2], vol. ix., pp. 53,471; [2], vol. viii., pp. 413,452, 572, 601, 710; [3], vol. i., pp. 348, 584, 843. For Conia and Conhydrine, P. J. [1], vol. xvii., p. 214. For the extract, P. J. [1], vol. x., p. 267. 269. Coriandeum sativum, L. (061, Coliander, Coriander.) a. Fruit. b. Volatile oil. Note.—The fruits yield a half per cent, of volatile oil. The fresh plant has an odour like that of bugs. P. J. [1], vol. xii., p. 396 ; Pharmaco- graphia, p. 293. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 133. 270. Cuminum Ctminum, L. a. Fruit. (Cummin Seed.) Bentl. & Tr., Med. PZarcis, tab. 134. Note.—Cummin fruits somewhat resemble in size and shape those of fennel, but usually have the ridges finer, more numerous, and covered with minute bristles. Cummin fruits yield about one half per cent, of volatile oil. Pharmacographia, p. 295. For fig. see Hist, des Brog., vol. hi., p. 227. For micr. section, Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. xlii., fig. 107. 271. Daucus Carota, L. a. Fruit. (Carrot Seed.) Note.—For micr. section of fruit see Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. xliii., fig. 111. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 135. 272. Dorema Ammontacum, Von. a. Flowering stem, with, the gum resin and a few seeds attached. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 129,130. Note.—This interesting specimen was brought from near Ghorian in Persia, by Sir J. MacNeill, in 1839, and presented to Dr. Lindley, from whom Dr. Pereira received it. A letter concerning the specimen is enclosed in the jar with it. P. J. [1], vol. i., p. 578.